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Under normal circumstances I'd say "get out there and test ride a few"...
New normal:
The 1200 feels like quite a big lump of bike compared to an S4R, not really heavier but pretty tall at he seat so at 5'6" the S4R will probably feel more comfortable. Later models and S4RS have testastretta 998 motors rather than 996 but they all make way north of 100BHP so you should get the 916/ST4 buzz back.
A 1200 will be much newer with longer service intervals, being an 1198 it makes quite a bit more power whichever flavour you opt for.
If you're looking at pre '17 bikes 1200S handles way better than the 'non-S' model, from MY17 the chassis geometry changed a bit and the lower spec bike handles much better at low speeds than earlier models.
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